The Gnome Shell was introduced in the Gnome 3.0 release having been developed for a number of years before that. It marks a shift from the old windows and toolbars paradigm to one centred on Activities. The key being dedicating the screen to one application at a time.
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Chrome windows don't remember size after closing and re-opening
Running GNOME 3 (GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1) on Ubuntu 11.10 , I'm seeing a problem with Google Chrome where sometime in the past a pop-under ad has resized my browser window to something like 640x400 , and ...
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Why isn't my synergy KVM working properly?
I have installed synergy v1.4.5 on my laptop and desktop. Both computers are running Ubuntu 11.10. Although the logs indicate synergy is connected and able communicate over my LAN, moving the mouse ...
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Emacs transparent background on gnome-shell?
I'm using emacs gui on gnome-shell(3.2). I just set transparent background as the guide shows. It actually works on xfce4 (with compositor turned on). But failed on my gnome-shell laptop.
So is there ...
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Add old top and bottom panels on Gnome 3 without downgrading
I am testing Ubuntu 11.10, I am using Unity so far but I am not 100% convinced I want to use this desktop. I also installed gnome 3, but I find Unity easier to use than gnome 3.
But I would like to ...
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Incorrect locale setting on Ubuntu with Gnome Shell
I want all applications in my system to be in English language but I want all formats (dates, currency, numbers) to be localized for Germany. I set up my Gnome Shell to the correct setting but ...
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Taking a proper screen shot with GNOME-Shell non-disruptively
Running Fedora 15 (moving to 16 soon) - 2.6.40.6-0.fc15.x86_64
I would like to take a screen shot every few seconds - something like:
$ while true; do import -w root png:$(date +%F_%R:%S).png; sleep ...
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how to disable gnome shell Activities Overview mode
I am happy with gnome shell and docky but i do not really like the activity overview mode.
Docky and alt + tab is my favorite
Is there any way to disable it?
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Commandline options in Gnome 3 launchers
I have several firefox profiles and I would like to be asked which to load when I start firefox.
In Gnome2, I had a launcher with the command
firefox -ProfileManager -no-remote
How can I do this ...
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fedora 15 intel legacy driver
So I installed fedora 15 and intel video card driver seemed to work properly until I installed few windows programs through wine and saw video card issues in ms office. some black lines that broke the ...
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Gnome-shell Application Menu customization?
I just recently switched to Fedora 15 with Gnome 3 and the Gnome Shell, but I haven't been able to successfully change the Applications menu shortcuts and groupings. I've tried both the alacarte ...
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Gnome 3 gdm fails to start after preupgrade from fedora 14 to 15
I'm not able to boot fedora 15 in runlevel 5. After all services start, when the login screen should appear, gdm just show a mouse waiting cursor and keeps restarting itself.
From ...
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GNOME 3 Num Lock & KVM switch
I'm using Arch Linux, and I just upgraded to GNOME 3 with GNOME Shell. I have a KVM switch, which says in the instruction manual to press the Scroll Lock key twice to switch modes. Scroll Locks has ...
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What keyboard shortcuts exist for navigating the window selection mode of the Gnome Shell
I've been playing around with the Gnome Shell on my netbook for a week or so and I like the extra space it affords me. However I wonder if I'm missing some keyboard shortcuts when switching between ...
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gnome-shell shortcut for opening new instance
In gnome-shell hitting enter for a search result opens the application in the current workspace or brings up the currently open instance of the app. Is it possible to have a shortcut (like: Alt + ...
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Get error messages from gnome-shell
I want to run gnome-shell on my PC. I have Ubuntu and gnome-shell is installed from ppa.
When I run:
gnome-shell --replace
the session fails - I am on the GDM login screen and can't get any error ...
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Remove Gnome windows manager and install the Xfce windows manager
Is it possible to install a different windows manager?
Currently I am using an HP Netbook 210. The windows manager I am using is "gnome-shell" that comes as default with Fedora 15. However, I am ...
